Crime & Safety

Man Charged with Sex Crimes Involving Minors

Sex crimes seem to be increasing, and keeping the law enforcement busy as ever. An arrest doesn't mean a conviction.

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Detectives have charged a Fayetteville man with multiple counts of first degree statutory sex offense and taking indecent liberties with a minor according to the Public Information Officer.

Joshua Ervin Sellers, 20, of 822 Southern Avenue was taken into custody Friday afternoon. He was processed at the Cumberland County Detention Center.

Sellers’ alleged victims were under the age of thirteen at the time of the encounters, which occurred between January 1, 2009 and June 10, 2009. 

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Sellers is expected to make a first court appearance on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. in the Detention Center courtroom.

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